Questions on the interpretation of § 34 Building Code

Take an architect from your area. Otherwise, nothing will come of it. You are burning your chances. In my opinion, the shed demolition was also too hasty.

Why was the demolition too hasty? No matter where we put the house, it would always have been in the way. I had already thought about that beforehand. Apart from that, a garage also had to go (which is not shown in the picture on page 1) because it would also always have been in the way for the construction. It blocked the access. And hiring a demolition company twice would have been even more expensive. The disposal costs are also exploding. Every year it gets more expensive. => the earlier, the cheaper. A demolition in autumn/winter would have also been difficult due to softened ground. Apart from that, I do not see the connection between the argumentation for our project in front of the authority and the demolition of the buildings.

Take an architect from your area. Otherwise, it won't work.

The point was clear from the beginning. I want to prepare well because on the one hand, I want to have a non-binding conversation with the authority to roughly explore the available options. I don't want to go into such a conversation completely unprepared. On the other hand, I want to be able to at least rudimentarily assess the approach of the architect. I don't like to be unable to judge something at all myself. Actually, some life experience also comes into play. Architects, like real estate agents, are currently very aloof to arrogant. They can practically pick their assignments. I wouldn't be surprised if the architect doesn't make much effort here and we end up having to argue with the authority alone... I don't wish for that, but I definitely don't consider it impossible.

Could you maybe provide a few keywords?

Not really. 1. I am not an architect 2. I have too few facts a) What does the neighboring development look like? i) Year of construction ii) Usage iii) Number of floors iv) Heights b) When did the adjacent development plan become legally binding? c) What does it stipulate 3. I don't know the people at the building authority

Actually, I had spoken with various planners

Which of them made you so uncertain? What kind of people were they? Architects? Civil engineers? House sellers?

who interpret this very differently

Who interpreted what how? What opinions were expressed?

I don’t want to go into the conversation unprepared, therefore here is my question.

That is a good intention, but at the moment you are just overthinking things. You are already one step too far. It is initially only about finding out the authority’s perspective. You present your project, and they say what is possible and what is not. What is not possible you have explained in detail to find out if the reasons are comprehensible and if you can live with them or if it is worth sticking to your plans in the building application anyway. After the conversation you can turn to the forum again to discuss the authority’s views. By the time of the building application you will also have found a licensed building professional who will also assess whether he considers your wishes enforceable. Then it is his job to skillfully phrase what you want so that it becomes approvable. Keep in mind during the conversation that your counterpart probably has not yet dealt with the property, at least not as intensively as you have. Therefore the photo documentation of the neighboring buildings, so they can get an overall picture. You don’t know how good their local knowledge is. Do not provoke premature decisions that then cannot be reversed. Keep the conversation open and gather as much information as possible, but do not start building law discussions. Don’t forget to make a record of the conversation immediately afterwards for yourself. A second listener (not the speaker) can be helpful for this.

Why was the demolition too hasty?

Because the building authority also relies on the existing structure. The shed was already far back. Exactly where you wanted to build... It doesn't have to be that way, but it could have been helpful. But never mind: life doesn't rage here in the forum, but outside.

Our arguments for positioning the building structure at about 10 m distance from the street are: reduction of noise caused by the street;

Increasing the distance by seven or five meters does not significantly reduce the sound pressure without further measures. Which noise barriers do you want / can / are allowed to install / plant there?